2 Corinthians 11
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2 Corinthians 11:5-23

5For I considerΛογίζομαιLogizomaiG3049myselfnot in the leastμηδὲνmēdenG3367inferiorὑστερηκέναιhusterēkenaiG5302to themostG5244eminentG5244apostlesἀποστόλων.apostolōnG652.
6But evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487I amunskilledἰδιώτηςidiōtēsG2399in speechλόγῳ,logōG3056,yetG235I am not so inknowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108;inG235factG235,in everyG3956wayG3956we havemadeG5319thisevidentG5319to you in allG3956thingsG3956.
7OrἢēG2228did I commitἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160a sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266by humblingταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013myselfG1683soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you might be exaltedὑψωθῆτε,hupsōthēteG5312,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to youwithoutG1432chargeG1432?
8I robbedἐσύλησαesulēsaG4813otherἄλλαςallasG243churchesἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577bytakingλαβὼνlabōnG2983wagesὀψώνιονopsōnionG3800from themto serveδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248you;
9and when I wasG3918presentπαρὼνparōnG3918with you and wasG5302inG5302needὑστερηθεὶςhusterētheisG5302,I wasG2655not aG2655burdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655toG2655anyoneοὐθενός·outhenosG3762; for whenthe brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064fromMacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109they fullyG4322suppliedG4322my needὑστέρημάhusterēmaG5303,and in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956I keptἐτήρησαetērēsaG5083myselfG1683fromG4beingG4aG4burdenG4to you,and will continueτηρήσω.tērēsōG5083to do so.
10As the truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547is in me,thisαὕτηhautēG3778boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746of mineεἰςeisG1519G1473will not be stoppedφραγήσεταιphragēsetaiG5420in the regionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824ofAchaiaἈχαΐας.AchaiasG882.
11Whyδιὰ τί;dia tiG1223G5101?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I do not loveἀγαπῶagapōG25you?GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsG3609that I do!
12But whatὃhoG3739I am doingποιῶ,poiōG4160I will alsoG2532continue todoποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443I may eliminateἐκκόψωekkopsōG1581the opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874from thoseG3588who wantθελόντωνthelontōnG2309an opportunityἀφορμήν,aphormēnG874to beregardedεὑρεθῶσινheurethōsinG2147justG2531asG2531we are in the matter about whichᾧhōG3739they are boastingκαυχῶνται,kauchōntaiG2744.
13For suchτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108menG5108arefalseG5570apostlesG5570,deceitfulδόλιοι,dolioiG1386workersἐργάταιergataiG2040,disguisingμετασχηματιζόμενοιmetaschēmatizomenoiG3345themselves as apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.
14NoοὐouG3756wonderθαῦμα·thaumaG2295,for evenαὐτὸςautosG846SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567disguisesμετασχηματίζεταιmetaschēmatizetaiG3345himself as anangelἄγγελονangelonG32of lightφωτός·phōtosG5457.
15ThereforeοὖνounG3767it is not surprisingμέγαmegaG3173ifεἰeiG1487his servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249alsoκαὶkaiG2532disguiseμετασχηματίζονταιmetaschēmatizontaiG3345themselves as servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,whoseὧνhōnG3739endτέλοςtelosG5056will be accordingκατὰkataG2596to their deedsἔργαergaG2041.
16AgainΠάλινPalinG3825I sayλέγω,legōG3004,let noG3361oneG5100thinkδόξῃdoxēG1380me foolishἄφροναaphronaG878;but ifεἰeiG1487you do,receiveδέξασθέdexastheG1209me evenG2579as foolishἄφροναaphronaG878,soG2443thatG2443I alsoG2532may boastκαυχήσωμαι.kauchēsōmaiG2744a littleμικρόνmikronG3398.
17WhatὃhoG3739I am sayingλαλῶ,lalōG2980,I am not sayingλαλῶlalōG2980as the LordκύριονkurionG2962would, but asin foolishnessἀφροσύνῃ,aphrosunēG877,in thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287of boastingκαυχήσεως.kauchēseōsG2746.
18SinceἐπεὶepeiG1893manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183boastκαυχῶνταιkauchōntaiG2744accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,I will boastκαυχήσομαι.kauchēsomaiG2744alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532.
19For you,beingὄντες·ontesG1510sowiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429,tolerateἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878gladlyἡδέωςhēdeōsG2234.
20For you tolerateἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430it ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100enslavesκαταδουλοῖ,katadouloiG2615you, ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100devoursκατεσθίει,katesthieiG2719you, ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100takesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983advantage ofyou, ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100exaltsἐπαίρεται,epairetaiG1869himself, ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100hitsδέρει.dereiG1194you in the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.
21To myshameἀτιμίανatimianG819I mustsayλέγω,legōG3004that we have beenweakἠσθενήκαμεν·ēsthenēkamenG770by comparison.But in whateverᾧ ἄνhō anG3739G302respect anyoneτιςtisG5100elseisG5111boldG5111--I amspeakingλέγω,legōG3004in foolishnessἀφροσύνῃaphrosunēG877--I tooκἀγώ.kagōkaiG2532amG5111boldG5111.
22Are theyHebrewsἙβραῖοίHebraioiG1445?Soκἀγώ·kagōkaiG2532am I. Are theyIsraelitesἸσραηλῖταίIsraēlitaiG2475?Soκἀγώ·kagōkaiG2532am I. Are theydescendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11?Soκἀγώ·kagōkaiG2532am I.
23Are theyservantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547?--I am speakingλαλῶ·lalōG2980as if insaneπαραφρονῶνparaphronōnG3912--I moreG5228soG5228; infarG4056moreπερισσοτέρως,perissoterōsG4056laborsκόποιςkopoisG2873, infarG4056moreπερισσοτέρως,perissoterōsG4056imprisonmentsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,beatenπληγαῖςplēgaisG4127timesG5234withoutG5234numberG5234,oftenπολλάκις.pollakisG4178in danger ofdeathθανάτοιςthanatoisG2288.
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